Author Archives: I.M. Baytor

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 October 2020)

Posted on October 26, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

After a summer of protests and with the electoral chaos looming in the horizon, it’s hard not to see in each new pop cultural release a contribution to the conversation about the current political moment. With its flashes of police … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Action, Adventures into Terror, Adventures into Weird Worlds, Alex Toth, Astonishing, Bernard Baily, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, Charles Nicholas, Charlotte Jetter, covers, David Lloyd, Francesco Francavilla, Gaspar Saladino, George Roussos, Ghostly Tales, Ghosts, Gus Ricca, Hellblazer, horror, House of Secrets, Joe Maneely, Journey into Mystery, L.B. Cole, Lee Elias, Lost Worlds, Martin Nodell, Marvel Tales, Mike Gold, Mike Kaluta, Mike Peppe, Mister Mystery, movies, Mystery Tales, Mystic, Nick Cardy, Out of the Shadows, Out of This World, politics, Punch Comics, Russ Heath, Sanho Kim, Stan Goldberg, Suspense Comics, The Spirit, Vince Alascia, Witches Tales | Leave a comment

On Richard Lester’s Musketeers

Posted on October 22, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

For a long time, when critics talked about ‘comic book movies,’ they used to just mean silly, exaggerated action films. In the past couple of decades, the term is more likely to refer to a movie that is a direct … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Hergé, Hermann, Hotspur, movies, The Towers of Bois-Maury, Three Musketeers, Tintin | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 October 2020)

Posted on October 19, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

One of the games going around since the beginning of the pandemic involves people recommending old movies that have acquired renewed resonance in these Covid-19 times – not necessarily because they presciently captured today’s reality, but because some of their … Continue reading →

Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME | Tagged covers, Crime Must Pay the Penalty, Crimefighters, Dick Tracy, Frank Giacoia, Jim McLaughlin, Joe Orlando, Joe Simon, Justice Traps the Guilty, movies, noir, Ray Fehrenbach, The Spirit, Will Eisner | Leave a comment

Alternative futures – part 2

Posted on October 15, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

After a week binging the growing subgenre of paranoia-inducing documentaries about paranoia-inducing social media (The Social Dilemma, Agents of Chaos, The Great Hack), a lot of science fiction has come to feel positively *quaint* in comparison with the current times… … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Alem Curin, Alex de Campi, Alice Duke, Bill Sienkiewicz, Brian K. Vaughan, Butch Guice, Chuck Dixon, Colleen Doran, Dan McDaid, Diego Rodriguez, espionage, Felipe Sobreiro, Igor Kordey, Jesse Hamm, Jorge Zaffino, Julie Michel, Mack Chater, Marcos Martin, Milton, Muntsa Vicent, politics, R.M. Guéra, Richard Pace, science fiction, Smoke, The Private Eye, Winterworld | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 October 2020)

Posted on October 12, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome, Bat-symbol edition…

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Adriano Lucas, Chris Burnham, covers, Eber Ferreira, Eddy Barrows, Gotham City, John Kalisz, Nathan Fairbairn, Olly Moss, Pat Gleason, Phil Winslade | Leave a comment

Alternative futures – part 1

Posted on October 8, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

As I’ve pointed out before, this year has brought to life elements from various works of science fiction. However, the appeal of sci-fi is not always realistic accuracy… there is also plenty of fun to be had with counter-intuitive imagination. … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2001 A Space Odyssey, 2020 Visions, Arthur C. Clarke, Elmer, Frank Quitely, Gerry Alanguilan, Jack Kirby, James Romberger, James Sinclair, Jamie Delano, Mike Royer, politics, science fiction, Steve Pugh, Warren Pleece | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 October 2020)

Posted on October 5, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Your reminder that comics can be awesome, Marvel Tales edition…

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, covers, Harry Anderson, horror, Marvel Tales, Sol Brodsky, Stan Goldberg | Leave a comment

Quino (1932-2020)

Posted on October 1, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

We lost another one of the all-time greatest…

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Quino | 1 Comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (28 September 2020)

Posted on September 28, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Since the current POTUS is so fond of the word, here is your reminder that comics can be awesome, The Losers edition:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged covers, Gaspar Saladino, Joe Kubert, John Workman, Luis Dominguez, Our Fighting Forces, The Losers, World War II | Leave a comment

On John le Carré’s non-Circus novels

Posted on September 24, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Earlier this year, I discussed John le Carré’s Circus novels as the perfect counterpoint to the James Bond branch of spy fiction. Yet there is much more to le Carré’s writing, which has taken this genre into all sorts of … Continue reading →

Posted in SPYCRAFT & WARFARE | Tagged books without pictures, Cold War, espionage, John le Carré, Mark Askwith, Matt Taylor, politics, R.G. Taylor | Leave a comment